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Dedicated to the Historic Preservation of the Site of the 1969
Woodstock Festival

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Bethel NY

ST. MISBEHAVIN' :
THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE

The film, 10 yrs in the
making, follows Wavy as he in his quite unordinary world, including
archival footage from his days in The Village, to the mnts. of the
Himalayas, to Camp Winnarainbow & of course Woodstock. The film
sound track makes use of Wavy's song 'Basic Human Needs' & includes
vocals from Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Bob Weir, Dr. John, Steve
Earle, David Crosby, Graham Nash & others.

Synopsis:Saint Misbehavin' will
reveal the true story of cultural phenomenon Wavy Gravy -- a man
whose life proves that you can change the world and have fun doing
it.

Wavy Gravy is known in
some circles as the MC of the Woodstock Festival, a hippie icon,
clown, and even a Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. He is all those
things, but in Saint Misbehavin' we meet a true servant to humanity
who carries his message through humor, love and a special song he
sings where ever he goes, 'Basic Human Needs'. As the song goes,
"wouldn't it be neat, if the people that you meet, had shoes upon
their feet and somethin' to eat and wouldn't it be fine if all
humankind had shelter."

In the tradition of the
great fools throughout history, Wavy Gravy uses his foolery for the
common good. As the Village Voice declared, 'Wavy Gravy will make as
big a fool of himself as is necessary to make a wiser man of you.'

Like few others of his
generation, Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Romney) has been at the center of
most major American cultural movements. Wavy fostered the Beat
generation by bringing poetry and folk music to the legendary
Gaslight Cafe in Greenwich Village. He helped start the influential
Hog Farm commune who provided free food and support to 400,000 at
the Woodstock Festival. As MC of Woodstock and star of the Woodstock
film, Wavy instantly became a spokesperson for the emerging
counterculture. And he was just getting started.

Wavy has worked
tirelessly in support of the poor and suffering people of the world.
Along with the Hog Farm commune, Wavy journeyed in rainbow colored
buses everywhere from small town America to the Far East. They took
their way of life on the road and left an indelible mark on every
community they reached.

Wavy co-founded the Seva
Foundation with Dr. Larry Brilliant. Through his legendary benefit
concerts Wavy has helped to bring sight to millions of people in the
developing world and health care to Native Americans. Wavy also
founded Camp Winnarainbow, a circus and performing arts camp, which
passes on his ideals -- love, compassion, and that we are all in
this together!

With these stories and so
many more, Saint Misbehavin' will excite and inspire audiences who
are unfamiliar with his story as well as those who have admired Wavy
for years.

Saint Misbehavin' TheWavy Gravy
Movie is absolutely INSPIRING and Wavy is
nothing short
of extraordinary. It was said by an audience member
...
that "Wavy is the antidote for a very sick world",
and after watching this movie,
you'd have to agree. If
we would all just follow "the clown" and his actions, in
some
simple way, every day... what a wonderful world it
could be. This is a "must see".
- J. Hague

"Good Morning... What
we have in mind, is breakfast in bed for 400,000 people"(Hugh Romney, Stage Announcement,
16 August 1969)

In 1969, Hugh Romney served as chief of the Please Force at
the Woodstock music festival, where the Hog Farm
administered the free kitchen and bad-trip/freak-out tent.
He was captured in the movie "Woodstock" that propelled him
into the world press. Hugh became a good-humored peacemaker
and purveyor of life support at major rock festivals and
political demonstrations of the sixties and seventies and
changed his name to Wavy Gravy at the Texas Pop Festival.
(Reference: “A Quick Sketch of My
Thumbnail”, by: Wavy Gravy Courtesy of WavyGravy.net)

The Woodstock - Preservation Archives uses sights and sounds of this
historical event copyrighted by individuals and corporations, and is protected under code 17 U.S.C. Â§ 107 (1988 ed. and Supp. IV),known
as the Fair Use Provision.